A file used as a model for creating other files, such as for the creation of a coversheet. The purpose of a template is to simplify the task of creating the final document.

text file

See ASCII file.

TSI

Acronym for Transmitting Service Identifier. A text string which identifies the sender of a fax to the receiver. See also CSI.

typeface

The style of a family of printing characters, such as Courier or Helvetica. See also font.

value

The actual data that a field represents (For instance, a city field may have the value of "Los Angeles".)

VMS Mail

The electronic mail software provided with VMS.

VAX

Acronym for Virtual Address Extension, a type of computer manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation, on which CompuFax is designed to run.

VMS

Acronym for Virtual Memory System, an operating system created by Digital Equipment Corporation for VAX and Alpha AXP computers, and on which CompuFax is designed to run. Recent versions of VMS are also referred to as OpenVMS.

warning

A error message severity classification indicating that there was a minor failure in performing some action.

wildcard

A symbol, which may be used to represent any single character or group of characters. For example, J* uses an asterisk as a wildcard. This can represent Joe or Jean, or any other word beginning with "J".

Xmit

A state, shown as a result of a SHOW QUEUE command, which indicates that a fax is in the process of being transmitted.

# #

A double pound sign is used before a file directive to let CompuFax know that the word following it has special meaning.

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